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Air Force: Victory in the Pacific Day Poster 2020 (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate those who served in the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) during World War II. Airmen were among the first Australian service men to deploy overseas in support…

Alastair Bridges: Stories of Service (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Alastair (Al) Bridges was born in Scotland and moved to Australia with his family when he was 2. Like his father who flew aircraft in World War II, Al wanted to become a pilot. He joined the Royal…

Aussies Arrive In Britain (1940) newsreel (Video)

In December 1940, the first Australian aircrews trained under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) began to arrive in Britain. In this newsreel footage, we see Australian EATS graduates arriving at…

Australia Aids Coastal Watch AKA Flying Boat Patrols (1940) newsreel (Video)

No 10 Squadron RAAF served in the United Kingdom from the start of the war. It participated in the Battle of the Atlantic and played a vital role in defending the British coast throughout the war.…

AWM ARTV04297 (Image)

Bill Williams - 13 Squadron (Oral history)

Bill Williams - 22 Repair and Salvage Unit (Oral history)

Bill Williams - A floating mine (Oral history)

Bill Williams - A gruesome souvenir (Oral history)

Bill Williams - A Japanese boulder (Oral history)

Bill Williams - Anzac Day (Oral history)

Bill Williams - Eating with the Americans (Oral history)

Bill Williams - Sightseeing through enemy territory (Oral history)

Bill Williams - The taste of dead bodies (Oral history)

Bill Williams - Training (Oral history)

Brian Winspear - 'A bit of Heaven' (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - Darwin evacuation (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - Enlistment celebration (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - News of the attack on Pearl Harbor (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - Acclimatisation (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - Kupang Timor (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - A believer in fate (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - The Bombing of Darwin (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - Finding the Japanese fleet (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Chivalry: Stories of the Royal Australian Air Force (Book), (Educational)

The Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans' Affairs have worked collaboratively since 2013 to share the development of publications in the series known as the Century of Service. The…

Don Looker - Crewing up (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Lucky charms (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Ludwigshafen (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Laundry lady (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Radio silence (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - London leave (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Quarters (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Staying alert (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Enlistment (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - General Eisenhower (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Father's enlistment (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - Prime Minister of New Zealand (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - A big adventure (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Looker - War and trepidation (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Flight Sgt Rawdon Middleton: Expressions - Commemoration through Art (Student activity), (Fact sheet), (Educational)

An online educational resource which aims to develop students’ understanding of wartime artworks. This activity features Incident In Which Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton [VC] Lost His Life, painted…

Gary Beck (Royal Australian Air Force), Bomber Pilot (Video)

Gary Beck flew Canberra bombers with the Royal Australian Airforce in Vietnam. They flew low-level missions that required accurate flying.

Harry Cobby: Stories of Service (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Harry Cobby was a bank clerk in Melbourne when the war began in 1914. He was keen to serve but his job at the bank was considered essential and he wasn't able to enlist in the Australian Imperial…

Jack Bell - Italian prisoner of war camps (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Food shortages (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Russian liberation and freedom (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Enlistment AMF EATS (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Supplying the long range desert group (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Shot down by Panzers (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Wounded and treatment (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Italian nurse's kindness (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.
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